Meanings
nounJapanese encephalitis (uncountable)
- uncountablemedicineA viral disease prevalent in south-east Asia, caused by Japanese encephalitis virus transmitted by mosquito.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 日本腦炎 /日本脑炎, 流行性乙型腦炎 /流行性乙型脑炎
- 日本腦炎 /日本脑炎 (Rìběn nǎoyán)viral disease
- 流行性乙型腦炎 /流行性乙型脑炎 (liúxíngxìng yǐxíngnǎoyán)viral disease
- 乙型腦炎 /乙型脑炎 (yǐxíng nǎoyán)viral disease
- 乙腦 /乙脑 (yǐnǎo)viral disease
Finnish Japanin aivotulehdus
- Japanin aivotulehdusviral disease
French encéphalite japonaise
- encéphalite japonaiseviral disease
German Japanische Enzephalitis
- Japanische Enzephalitisviral disease
Greek ιαπωνική εγκεφαλίτιδα
- ιαπωνική εγκεφαλίτιδα (iaponikí egkefalítida)viral disease
Icelandic japönsk heilabólga
- japönsk heilabólgaviral disease
Japanese 日本脳炎
- 日本脳炎viral disease
Russian япо́нский энцефали́т
- япо́нский энцефали́т (japónskij encefalít)viral disease
Swedish Japansk encefalit
- Japansk encefalitviral disease
Vietnamese viêm não Nhật Bản
- viêm não Nhật Bảnviral disease
Cite this entry
APA
Japanese encephalitis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Japanese%20encephalitis
MLA
“Japanese encephalitis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Japanese%20encephalitis. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Japanese encephalitis,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Japanese%20encephalitis.
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